NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Yale women's squash team earned a 6-3 victory over Columbia on Saturday afternoon on the road. The No. 7 Bulldogs have now won two consecutive Ivy League contests. Yale sits at 4-2 overall with a 2-1 conference record.
The bottom of the Bulldogs' lineup were the difference makers in Saturday's matchup. The No. 6 through No. 9 positions all earned victories for the Elis.
Meghna Sreedhar and
Rashi Goverdhanam picked up four-set decisions, while
Layla Johnson and
Joy Qu eked out five-set wins. Qu fell behind by two sets, but stormed back to win the final three frames.
Gigi Yeung won in straight sets and Sneha Sivukamar tallied a victory in the No. 2 slot.
Match Results
- Chan Sin Yuk (COL) def. Elisabeth Ross (YALE) 11-5, 14-12, 11-3
- Sneha Sivakumar (YALE) def. Sarah Cao (COL) 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5
- Erica McGillicuddy (COL) def. Christy Lau (YALE) 11-5, 5-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-0
- Gigi Yeung (YALE) def. Nourin Khalifa (COL) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
- Aleeza Khan (COL) def. Mika Bardin (YALE) 11-7, 9-11, 0-11, 11-7, 11-5
- Meghna Sreedhar (YALE) def. Amal Izhar (COL) 11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 11-1
- Layla Johnson (YALE) def. Eugenia Li (COL) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4
- Rashi Goverdhanam (YALE) def. Kaavya Bansal (COL) 4-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-8
- Joy Qu (YALE) def. Advita Sharma (COL) 5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
Up Next
The Bulldogs will face off with Cornell on Sunday to wrap up the weekend road series.
